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U.S. Olympian exposed as Vegas escort

Suzy Favor Hamilton is seen in an undated personal photo. The three-time Olympian runner has admitted leading a double life as an escort. On Dec. 20, 2012, she apologized after a report by The Smoking Gun website said she had been working as a prostitute in Las Vegas. Soon after the story appeared online, Hamilton released a series of tweets saying in part that she was "drawn to escorting in large part because it provided many coping mechanisms for me when I was going through a very challenging time with my marriage and my life."

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Suzy Favor Hamilton in action during the 1st round qualification of the womens' 1500m during the second day of the 8th IAAF World Athletic Championships in Edmonton, Canada. A middle-distance runner, Favor Hamilton competed for the U.S. at the Olympics in 1992, 1996 and 2000 but did not win a medal. She won seven U.S. national titles.

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Suzy Favor Hamilton of the USA celebrates on the winners podium after the Women's 1,500 meter event of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at the Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, Calif.

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Suzy Favor Hamilton running in the 1500m during the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

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Suzy Favor Hamilton is seen in an undated file photo.

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Suzy Favor Hamilton during the 1st round qualification of the womens' 1500m during the second day of the 8th IAAF World Athletic Championships in Edmonton, Canada.

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Suzy Favor Hamilton in action during the Womens 1500m Semi-Final at the Olympic Stadium on Day 13 of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.

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Suzy Favor Hamilton is seen in an undated personal photo.

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Suzy Favor Hamilton looks on during the Women's 1,500m Run for the USA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

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Suzy Favor Hamilton #292 of the U.S. is running during the 2000 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at the Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, Calif.

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Suzy Favor Hamilton #820 of the United States cooling down during the Women's 1500M Event for the IAAF World Championships at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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Suzy Favor Hamilton of the US wins the Womens' 1500-meter run at the Prefontaine Classic 27 May 2001 in Eugene, Oregon, with a time of 4:06.93.

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Suzy Favor Hamilton compete in the women's 1500 meter run finals during the 2002 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on June 23, 2002, at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif.

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Suzy Favor Hamilton runs during the Women's 1500m Run for the USA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

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Suzy Favor Hamilton #34 of the United States of America runs in the 1500 Meter Finals during the Prefontaine Classic at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

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Suzy Favor Hamilton of the U.S.paces herself during the Women's 1500 meter Event of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at the Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, Calif.

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Suzy Favor Hamilton of the U.S. hugs Shayne Culpepper after the Womens' 1500m Event during the 2000 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at the Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, Calif.

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Suzy Favor Hamilton of the U.S. flies around the track during the Women's 1500 meter Event of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at the Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, Calif.

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Suzy Favor Hamilton #42 and Regina Jacobs #41 competes in the Women's 1500 meter race in the Home Depot Track & Field Invitational at Home Depot Center on June 1, 2003, in Carson, Calif.

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Regina Jacobs (L) and Suzy Favor Hamilton (R) battle for position as they near the finish line in the women's 1500m final at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on June 21, 2003, at Cobb Track and Angell Field at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif.

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Suzy Favor Hamilton (r) and Regina Jacobs (l) finish 1 and 2 in the women's 1500m final at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on June 21, 2003, at Cobb Track and Angell Field at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif.